45 percent proof brandy
1Winemaking — Wine grapes. Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine. Although most wine is made from grapes, it may also be made from other fruit… …
2sherry — /sher ee/, n., pl. sherries. a fortified, amber colored wine of southern Spain or any of various similar wines made elsewhere. [1590 1600; back formation from SHERRIS, construed as a plural] * * * Fortified wine of Spanish origin. It takes its… …
3Sherry — /sher ee/, n. a female given name, form of Charlotte. * * * Fortified wine of Spanish origin. It takes its name from the province of Jerez de la Frontera in Spain. Essential to its taste is the action of flor, a mildewlike growth encouraged by a… …
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5distilled spirit — ▪ alcoholic beverage Introduction also called distilled liquor, alcoholic beverage (such as brandy, whisky, rum, or arrack) that is obtained by distillation from wine or other fermented fruit or plant juice or from a starchy material (such as …
6Ethanol — For other uses, see Ethanol (disambiguation). Grain alcohol redirects here. It is not to be confused with Neutral grain spirit. Ethanol …
7alcohol consumption — Introduction the drinking of beverages containing ethyl alcohol. alcoholic beverages are consumed largely for their physiological and psychological effects, but they are often consumed within specific social contexts and may even be a part of… …
8Moonshine by country — Contents 1 Moonshine by country 1.1 Albania 1.2 Armenia 1.3 …
9Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
10Calvados (spirit) — Calvados is an apple brandy from the French région of Basse Normandie or Lower Normandy. HistoryApple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known Norman distillation was carried out by Lord de …
